Bike

KTM

RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING

Adrien VAN BEVEREN

Ricky BRABEC

Luciano BENAVIDES

(arg) 1.71m / 72kg

Hobbies

Motocross

Vehicle

Marca: KTM
Modelo: 450 Rally Factory
Motor: Monocilíndrico de 4 tiempos, 449cc
Potencia: Ca. 70 HP
Chasis: Acero
Peso en seco: 139kg
Capacidad del tanque: 34,5 litros
Preparación: Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
Asistencia: Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
Categoría: Rally GP

Rankings

2024: -
2023: 1º
2022: 4º
2019: FIM world championship Cross-Country Rallies (4º)

2024: 7º
2023: 6º (3 victorias de etapa)
2022: 13º
2021: Ab. etapa 9
2020: 6º
2019: 9º
2018: Ab. en la etapa 10

2023: 2º
2022: 9º
2019: 2º

2024: 3º
2023: 2º
2022: 2º
2021: 6º
2019: 6º
2018: 12º
2017: 17º

2024: Desafio Ruta 40 (Ab.)
2023: Sonora Rally (3º), Desafio Ruta 40 (2º)
2022: Atacama Rally (2º)
2021: Silk Way (7º), Kazakhstan Rally (6º)
2020: Andalucía Rally (Ab.)
2019: Silk Way (5º), Atacama Rally (10º)
2018: Desafío Inca (13°), Desafio Ruta 40 (6º)
2017: Desafio Ruta 40 (Ab.)
2016: Campeón Argentino de Enduro, categoría Senior con KTM de Argentina, Full Gas Sprint Enduro de Estados Unidos (2°), Medalla de Oro en los Six Days de España.
2015: Campeón Argentino de Enduro, categoría Seniors con KTM de Argentina.

Looking back over his successful racing career, Luciano first discovered the Dakar at 13 when he went to see the caravan pass through Fiambalá in northern Argentina. He never imagined that he would be on the start line a decade later. His debut on the 2018 Dakar ended in retirement after a heavy fall on the Salta-Belen stage. In the 2019 Peruvian Dakar, he finished ninth; in 2020, in Saudi Arabia, he finished an outstanding sixth place, being the top Argentinean in the rally. In 2021, he fell on stage 9, severely injuring his shoulder, and consequently, he retired from the race. His brother Kevin's victory turned that disappointment into colossal family joy.
2023 was his best year, with sixth place on the Dakar with three stage victories and a brilliant finish in Morocco, where he won the World Championship, beating Toby Price by four points.
Back to the present day, the younger Benavides began 2024 with seventh on the Dakar, a place that wasn't satisfying in a race complicated by a broken engine on stage six. Months later, in June, he competed in the Desafío Ruta 40, a few days after his brother Kevin's serious accident. Affected by that, he crashed in a high-speed sector and broke his hip. He was transferred to room 614 of the same clinic where Kevin was recovering from his injuries in room 612...
The 2024 Morocco Rally allowed Luciano to return to competition after his injury, on his debut for KTM and on a new bike. He admits that he did his best, but despite finishing on the podium, he still wasn't at his best